We present a 1 × 4 Y-branch digital optical switch in which S-bend variable optical attenuators are integrated. The S-bend waveguides, which are always introduced to connect the switch and the standard fiber arra...We present a 1 × 4 Y-branch digital optical switch in which S-bend variable optical attenuators are integrated. The S-bend waveguides, which are always introduced to connect the switch and the standard fiber array, are made use of and designed as variable optical attenuators. A compact device with low crosstalk and larger branching-angle is obtained. The device is fabricated on the thermo-optic polymer materials,and the performance of the device is measured. With an applied driving power of less than 200mW, the device has a low crosstalk of less than - 35dB at a wavelength of 1.55 μm.展开更多
The mechanical and electric characteristics of a cantilever beam micro opto mechanical switch are studied theoretically,with which the dependence of the flexion on the applied voltage is derived,as well as the form...The mechanical and electric characteristics of a cantilever beam micro opto mechanical switch are studied theoretically,with which the dependence of the flexion on the applied voltage is derived,as well as the formula of the threshold voltage.The applied voltage,having no connection with the width of the beam,is in inverse proportion to the square of the beam's length.The deflection at the beam's tip cannot exceed 1/3 of the distance between two adjacent electrodes.These results are the basis of the switch design and development.展开更多
Novel 2×2 torsion-mirror optical switch arrays are fabricated by using the mixed micromachining based on the surface and bulk silicon microelectronics,then are investigated electromechanically in applied direct a...Novel 2×2 torsion-mirror optical switch arrays are fabricated by using the mixed micromachining based on the surface and bulk silicon microelectronics,then are investigated electromechanically in applied direct and alternating electric fields.When the thickness of the elastic torsion beams suspending the aluminum coated polysilicon micro-mirrors of the switches in the arrays is about 1μm,the electrostatic yielding voltages for driving the mirrors to achieve their ON-state are in the range of 270～290V,and the minimum holding voltages for mirrors ON-state are found as 55V or so.Theoretical analysis manifests that the yielding voltage is more sensitive to beam thickness than other design parameters do about the torsion-mirror switch structures.The lifetime can reach 10 8 times.The estimated shortest switching time of the switches at least lasts for less than 2ms.The force analysis on the two kinds of new fiber self-holding structures integrated monolithically in the chip of the optical switch arrays indicates that the structures can feature self-fixing and self-aligning of optical fibers.展开更多
This paper reports on the design, fabrication,and performance of a high-reflectivity large-rotation mirror array for MEMS （micro-electro-mechanical system） 16 × 16 optical switches. The mirror in the array can ...This paper reports on the design, fabrication,and performance of a high-reflectivity large-rotation mirror array for MEMS （micro-electro-mechanical system） 16 × 16 optical switches. The mirror in the array can enlarge its rotation an- gles up to 90° and keep a steady state to steer the optical signal. According to the large-rotation behavior, an electro- mechanical model of the mirror is presented. By monolithic integration of fiber grooves and mirrors fabricated by a sur- face and bulk hybrid micromachining process, the coarse passive alignment of fiber-mirror-fiber can be achieved. The re- flectivity of the mirror is measured to be 93.1% ~96.3%. The switches demonstrate that the smallest fiber-mirror-fiber insertion loss is 2. ldB using OptiFocusTM collimating lensed fibers. Moreover,only about ＋- 0.01dB oscillating amplitude of insertion loss is provoked after the device is tested for 15min for 5-90Hz in the vertical vibration amplitude of 3mm.展开更多
A multifunctional surface plasmon polariton disk device coupled by two metal-insulator-metal（MIM） waveguides is proposed and investigated numerically with finite-difference time-domain simulation. It can be used as ...A multifunctional surface plasmon polariton disk device coupled by two metal-insulator-metal（MIM） waveguides is proposed and investigated numerically with finite-difference time-domain simulation. It can be used as optical switch and temperature sensor by filling disk with liquid crystal and ethanol, respectively. The simulation results demonstrate that the transmission characteristics of an optical switch can be manipulated by adjusting the radius of disk and the slit width between disk and MIM waveguides. The transmittance and modulation depth of optical switch at 1550 nm are up to 64.82% and 17.70 d B, respectively. As a temperature sensor, its figure of merit can reach 30.46. In this paper, an optical switch with better efficiency and a temperature sensor with better sensitivity can be achieved.展开更多
We experimentally demonstrate a small-size and high-speed silicon optical switch based on the free carrier plasma dispersion in silicon. Using an embedded racetrack resonator with a quality factor of 7400, the optical...We experimentally demonstrate a small-size and high-speed silicon optical switch based on the free carrier plasma dispersion in silicon. Using an embedded racetrack resonator with a quality factor of 7400, the optical switch shows an extinction ratio exceeding 13 dB with a footprint of only 2.2 × 10-3 mm^2. Moreover, a novel pre-emphasis technique is introduced to improve the optical response performance and the rise and the fall times are reduced down to 0.24 ns and 0.42 ns respectively, which are 25% and 44% lower than those without the pre-emphasis.展开更多
Optical nanofiber(ONF)is a special tool to achieve the interaction between light and matter with ultralow power.In this paper,we demonstrate V-type electromagnetically induced transparency(EIT)in cold atoms trapped by...Optical nanofiber(ONF)is a special tool to achieve the interaction between light and matter with ultralow power.In this paper,we demonstrate V-type electromagnetically induced transparency(EIT)in cold atoms trapped by an ONFbased two-color optical lattice.At an optical depth of 7.35,90%transmission can be achieved by only 7.7 pW coupling power.The EIT peak and linewidth are investigated as a function of the coupling optical power.By modulating the pWlevel control beam of the ONF-EIT system in sequence,we further achieve efficient and high contrast control of the probe transmission,as well as its potential application in the field of quantum communication and quantum information science by using one-dimensional atomic chains.展开更多
An optical routing-switching technology based on optical switch array is proposed.The characteristics of the blocking and nonblocking networks are analyzed and compared,odd-even sorting network is used to realize opti...An optical routing-switching technology based on optical switch array is proposed.The characteristics of the blocking and nonblocking networks are analyzed and compared,odd-even sorting network is used to realize optical routing-switching,relative routing-switching protocol is designed.Simulation test under load shows that it can reduce a blocking effectively and enhance an efficiency of switching.Further,it can transfer the processing and switching within parallel computer from electric domain to optical domain. It can make parallel computer coordinating computing and processing at much more higher speed, storing and transmitting even more efficiently.展开更多
Application of the pressure controlled isothermal heating vertical deposition method to the fabrication of colloidal photonic crystals is systematically investigated in this paper. The fabricated samples are character...Application of the pressure controlled isothermal heating vertical deposition method to the fabrication of colloidal photonic crystals is systematically investigated in this paper. The fabricated samples are characterized by scanning electron microscope and transmission spectrum. High-quality samples with large transmissions in the pass bands and the sharp band edges are obtained and the optimum growth condition is determined. For the best sample, the transmission in the pass bands approaches 0.9 while that in the band gap reaches 0.1. More importantly, the maximum differential transmission as high as 0.1/nm is achieved. In addition, it is found that the number of stacking layers does not increase linearly with concentration of PS spheres in a solution, and a gradual saturation occurs when the concentration of PS spheres exceeds 1.5 wt.%. The uniformity of the fabricated samples is examined by transmission measurements on areas with different sizes. Finally, the tolerance of the fabricated samples to baking was studied.展开更多
This paper demonstrates the realization of an optical switch by optically manipulating a large number of polystyrene spheres contained in a capillary. The strong scattering force exerted on polystyrene spheres with a ...This paper demonstrates the realization of an optical switch by optically manipulating a large number of polystyrene spheres contained in a capillary. The strong scattering force exerted on polystyrene spheres with a large diameter of 4.3 μm is employed to realize the switching operation. A transparent window is opened for the signal light when the polystyrene spheres originally located at the beam centre are driven out of the beam region by the strong scattering force induced by the control light. The switching dynamics under different incident powers is investigated and compared with that observed in the optical switch based on the formation of optical matter. It is found that a large extinction ratio of - 30 dB and fast switching-on and switching-off times can be achieved in this type of switch.展开更多
To promote the future quantum information technologies, we demonstrate an electrically driven optical switch based on quantum interference in a hybrid opto-electromechanical system, which consists of an opto-mechanica...To promote the future quantum information technologies, we demonstrate an electrically driven optical switch based on quantum interference in a hybrid opto-electromechanical system, which consists of an opto-mechanical cavity and an external electric circuit. The key element of our scheme is a moveable mirror of cavity as a charged mechanical oscillator capacitively coupled to a fixed charged plate in a variable capacitor. By adjusting the voltage of the capacitor, the displacement of the moveable mirror is modulated, then the cavity field can be electrically turned on or off due to the detuning of the cavity. Based on the cavity induced transparency, the transparency window can be electrically switched on or off by turning on or off the cavity field. Therefore, the susceptibility of the medium in the cavity can be electrically controlled, i.e., the scheme of the electrically controlled absorption switching can be demonstrated. This electrically driven optical switch will excite a development trend and implementation prospect towards the integration and miniaturization of quantum module device in a chip.展开更多
In this paper, we propose a new design of all fiber optical switches by using a high finesse ring resonator (RR) side coupled Mach-Zehnder interferometer. We will show that by compensating the total loss in the RR the...In this paper, we propose a new design of all fiber optical switches by using a high finesse ring resonator (RR) side coupled Mach-Zehnder interferometer. We will show that by compensating the total loss in the RR the switching power can be decreased greatly and by loss, compensating the bistability effect in RR can be cancelled and the switching performance can be improved. In addition, we will show that by using Erbium doped fiber for fabricating the RR we can obtain switching power threshold in mW range.展开更多
The dynamic response of molecular orientation, and the temperature and pulse shape dependences of the switching behavior in ferroelectric liquid crystal are described. The switching speed and the surface energy of fer...The dynamic response of molecular orientation, and the temperature and pulse shape dependences of the switching behavior in ferroelectric liquid crystal are described. The switching speed and the surface energy of ferroelectric liquid crystal are given.展开更多
Optimized are the label extinction ratio and dispersion compensation of an optical label switching transmission system,which employs 40-Gb/s return to zero differential phase shift keying(RZ-DPSK)payload labeled with ...Optimized are the label extinction ratio and dispersion compensation of an optical label switching transmission system,which employs 40-Gb/s return to zero differential phase shift keying(RZ-DPSK)payload labeled with 622-Mb/s amplitude shift keying(ASK)control data.In our scheme,the receiver sensitivities of payload and label achieves-27.8dBm and-33.5dBm,respectively.After transmitted over 40km,60km and 80km single mode fiber(SMF)(with dispersion compensation)respectively,the payload can be recovered with no power penalty,while the label can be recovered with less than 2dB penalty.展开更多
Optical switch matrices are critical components in data centers,telecommunications,and advanced computing systems,facilitating dynamic and flexible routing of optical signals to support the increasing demands of data ...Optical switch matrices are critical components in data centers,telecommunications,and advanced computing systems,facilitating dynamic and flexible routing of optical signals to support the increasing demands of data transmission.As data traffic escalates exponentially,scalability of these matrices becomes paramount.However,the constrained physical space necessitates high integration density,which poses significant challenges related to switching element size and thermal crosstalk,particularly in thermally driven optical switch matrices.In this paper,we propose a scalable optical switch matrix employing ultra-compact thermally tunable micro-disk resonators(MDRs).At each waveguide crossing,dual MDRs are strategically placed to support multiple direction routings,thereby enabling rearrangeable non-blocking connectivity and increasing input/output(I/O)port density.To mitigate thermal crosstalk between adjacent MDRs,specifically engineered routing waveguides are integrated into the matrix.A proof-of-concept silicon photonic 1×8×2λswitch chip is fabricated and evaluated.With the use of the chip,an optical data transmission is experimentally demonstrated.The proposed switch matrix exhibits strong scalability and significantly reduced thermal crosstalk,showcasing its potential for future optical interconnection networks.展开更多
Inorganic perovskitenanostructures have attracted considerable attention for their tunable band gaps and excellent optoelectronic properties.It is inevitable that phase segregation of halide perovskite usually occurs ...Inorganic perovskitenanostructures have attracted considerable attention for their tunable band gaps and excellent optoelectronic properties.It is inevitable that phase segregation of halide perovskite usually occurs in mixed-halide perovskites under a focused laser llumination,which caused by photo-induced halide-ion segregation.Here,we reported an uniform perovskite alloy nanowires via a chemical vapor deposition(CvD)method.Microstructural characterization reveals that these perovskite nanowires have independent linear morphology_with high-quality crystalline.Micro-photoluminescence(PL)spectra exhibit that these nanowire structures show a dual-wavelength emissions at 690 and 570 nm,respectively.Additionally,time-dependent PL intensity of the emission peak at 690 nm increased by the decrease of the emission peak at 570 nm under a focused laser llumination,indicating the formation of phase segregation at the excited positions.Moreover,based on these as-grown halide perovskite CsPbBr2.52lo.48 nanowires,a reasonably optical switch is designed and constructed.This optical switch may have potential applications in timed blasting system and time-delay circuit in the future.展开更多
With the rapid development of the Internet of Things and big data,integrated optical switches are gaining prominence for applications in on-chip optical computing,optical memories,and optical communications.Here,we pr...With the rapid development of the Internet of Things and big data,integrated optical switches are gaining prominence for applications in on-chip optical computing,optical memories,and optical communications.Here,we propose a novel approach for on-chip optical switches by utilizing the nonlinear optical Kerr effect induced spontaneous symmetry breaking(SSB),which leads to two distinct states of counterpropagating light in ring resonators.This technique is based on our first experimental observation of on-chip symmetry breaking in a high-Q(9.4×10~6)silicon nitride resonator with a measured SSB threshold power of approximately 3.9 mW.We further explore the influence of varying pump powers and frequency detunings on the performance of SSB-induced optical switches.Our work provides insights into the development of new types of photonic data processing devices and provides an innovative approach for the future implementation of on-chip optical memories.展开更多
The integrated optical true time delay phased array antenna system has the advantages of high bandwidth,small size,low loss and strong antiinterference capability,etc.The high integration of the optically controlled p...The integrated optical true time delay phased array antenna system has the advantages of high bandwidth,small size,low loss and strong antiinterference capability,etc.The high integration of the optically controlled phased array antenna system is a necessary trend for the future development of the phased array,and it is also a major focus and difficulty in the current research of integrated microwave photonics.This paper firstly introduces the basic principle and development history of optical true time delay phased array antenna system based on microwave photonics,and briefly introduces the main implementation methods and integration platform of optical true time delay.Then,the application and development prospect of optical true time delay technology in beam control of phased array antenna system are mainly presented.Finally,according to the current research progress,the possible research directions of integrated optically controlled phased array antenna systems in the future are proposed.展开更多
Optical switches are desired in telecom and datacom as an upgrade to electrical ones for lower power consumption and expenses while improving bandwidth and network transparency.Compact,integrated optical switches are ...Optical switches are desired in telecom and datacom as an upgrade to electrical ones for lower power consumption and expenses while improving bandwidth and network transparency.Compact,integrated optical switches are attractive thanks to their scalability,readiness for mass production,and robustness against mechanical disturbances.The basic unit relies mostly on a microring resonator or a MachZehnder interferometer for binary“bar”and“cross”switching.Such single-mode structures are often wavelength/polarization dependent,sensitive to phase errors and loss-prone.Furthermore,when they are cascaded to a network,the number of control units grows quickly with the port count,causing high complexity in electronic wiring and drive circuit integration.Herein,we propose a new switching method by thermo-optic waveguide lens.Essentially,this multimode waveguide forms a square law medium by a pair of heater electrodes and focuses light within a chip by robust 1×1 imaging.A 1×24 basic switch is demonstrated with 32 electrodes and only two are biased at a time for a chosen output.By two-level cascading,the switch expands to 576 ports and only four electrodes are needed for one path.The chips are fabricated on wafer scale in a low-budget laboratory without resorting to foundries.Yet,the performance goes beyond state of the art for low insertion loss,low wavelength dependence and low polarization dependence.This work provides an original,alternative,and practical route to construct large-scale optical switches,enabling broad applications in telecom,datacom and photonic computing.展开更多
Applications of optical switches,such as signal routing and data-intensive computing,are critical in optical interconnects and optical computing.Integrated optical switches enabled by two-dimensional(2D)materials and ...Applications of optical switches,such as signal routing and data-intensive computing,are critical in optical interconnects and optical computing.Integrated optical switches enabled by two-dimensional(2D)materials and beyond,such as graphene and black phosphorus,have demonstrated many advantages in terms of speed and energy consumption compared to their conventional silicon-based counterparts.Here we review the state-of-the-art of optical switches enabled by 2D materials and beyond and organize them into several tables.The performance tables and future projections show the frontiers of optical switches fabricated from 2D materials and beyond,providing researchers with an overview of this field and enabling them to identify existing challenges and predict promising research directions.展开更多
文摘We present a 1 × 4 Y-branch digital optical switch in which S-bend variable optical attenuators are integrated. The S-bend waveguides, which are always introduced to connect the switch and the standard fiber array, are made use of and designed as variable optical attenuators. A compact device with low crosstalk and larger branching-angle is obtained. The device is fabricated on the thermo-optic polymer materials,and the performance of the device is measured. With an applied driving power of less than 200mW, the device has a low crosstalk of less than - 35dB at a wavelength of 1.55 μm.
文摘The mechanical and electric characteristics of a cantilever beam micro opto mechanical switch are studied theoretically,with which the dependence of the flexion on the applied voltage is derived,as well as the formula of the threshold voltage.The applied voltage,having no connection with the width of the beam,is in inverse proportion to the square of the beam's length.The deflection at the beam's tip cannot exceed 1/3 of the distance between two adjacent electrodes.These results are the basis of the switch design and development.
文摘Novel 2×2 torsion-mirror optical switch arrays are fabricated by using the mixed micromachining based on the surface and bulk silicon microelectronics,then are investigated electromechanically in applied direct and alternating electric fields.When the thickness of the elastic torsion beams suspending the aluminum coated polysilicon micro-mirrors of the switches in the arrays is about 1μm,the electrostatic yielding voltages for driving the mirrors to achieve their ON-state are in the range of 270～290V,and the minimum holding voltages for mirrors ON-state are found as 55V or so.Theoretical analysis manifests that the yielding voltage is more sensitive to beam thickness than other design parameters do about the torsion-mirror switch structures.The lifetime can reach 10 8 times.The estimated shortest switching time of the switches at least lasts for less than 2ms.The force analysis on the two kinds of new fiber self-holding structures integrated monolithically in the chip of the optical switch arrays indicates that the structures can feature self-fixing and self-aligning of optical fibers.
文摘This paper reports on the design, fabrication,and performance of a high-reflectivity large-rotation mirror array for MEMS （micro-electro-mechanical system） 16 × 16 optical switches. The mirror in the array can enlarge its rotation an- gles up to 90° and keep a steady state to steer the optical signal. According to the large-rotation behavior, an electro- mechanical model of the mirror is presented. By monolithic integration of fiber grooves and mirrors fabricated by a sur- face and bulk hybrid micromachining process, the coarse passive alignment of fiber-mirror-fiber can be achieved. The re- flectivity of the mirror is measured to be 93.1% ~96.3%. The switches demonstrate that the smallest fiber-mirror-fiber insertion loss is 2. ldB using OptiFocusTM collimating lensed fibers. Moreover,only about ＋- 0.01dB oscillating amplitude of insertion loss is provoked after the device is tested for 15min for 5-90Hz in the vertical vibration amplitude of 3mm.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61275059 and 61307062)
文摘A multifunctional surface plasmon polariton disk device coupled by two metal-insulator-metal（MIM） waveguides is proposed and investigated numerically with finite-difference time-domain simulation. It can be used as optical switch and temperature sensor by filling disk with liquid crystal and ethanol, respectively. The simulation results demonstrate that the transmission characteristics of an optical switch can be manipulated by adjusting the radius of disk and the slit width between disk and MIM waveguides. The transmittance and modulation depth of optical switch at 1550 nm are up to 64.82% and 17.70 d B, respectively. As a temperature sensor, its figure of merit can reach 30.46. In this paper, an optical switch with better efficiency and a temperature sensor with better sensitivity can be achieved.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.60877036)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2006CB302803)+1 种基金the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks,China(Grant No.2008SH02)the Knowledge Innovation Program of Institute of Semiconductors,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.ISCAS2008T10)
文摘We experimentally demonstrate a small-size and high-speed silicon optical switch based on the free carrier plasma dispersion in silicon. Using an embedded racetrack resonator with a quality factor of 7400, the optical switch shows an extinction ratio exceeding 13 dB with a footprint of only 2.2 × 10-3 mm^2. Moreover, a novel pre-emphasis technique is introduced to improve the optical response performance and the rise and the fall times are reduced down to 0.24 ns and 0.42 ns respectively, which are 25% and 44% lower than those without the pre-emphasis.
基金supported by State Grid science and Technology Project(Grant No.5700-202127198A-0-0-00)。
文摘Optical nanofiber(ONF)is a special tool to achieve the interaction between light and matter with ultralow power.In this paper,we demonstrate V-type electromagnetically induced transparency(EIT)in cold atoms trapped by an ONFbased two-color optical lattice.At an optical depth of 7.35,90%transmission can be achieved by only 7.7 pW coupling power.The EIT peak and linewidth are investigated as a function of the coupling optical power.By modulating the pWlevel control beam of the ONF-EIT system in sequence,we further achieve efficient and high contrast control of the probe transmission,as well as its potential application in the field of quantum communication and quantum information science by using one-dimensional atomic chains.
文摘An optical routing-switching technology based on optical switch array is proposed.The characteristics of the blocking and nonblocking networks are analyzed and compared,odd-even sorting network is used to realize optical routing-switching,relative routing-switching protocol is designed.Simulation test under load shows that it can reduce a blocking effectively and enhance an efficiency of switching.Further,it can transfer the processing and switching within parallel computer from electric domain to optical domain. It can make parallel computer coordinating computing and processing at much more higher speed, storing and transmitting even more efficiently.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10674051)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong province, China (Grant No 06025082)+1 种基金the Program for Innovative Research Team of the Higher Education in Guangdong (Grant No 06CXTD005)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents (NCET) in University of China (Grant No ncet-04-0829)
文摘Application of the pressure controlled isothermal heating vertical deposition method to the fabrication of colloidal photonic crystals is systematically investigated in this paper. The fabricated samples are characterized by scanning electron microscope and transmission spectrum. High-quality samples with large transmissions in the pass bands and the sharp band edges are obtained and the optimum growth condition is determined. For the best sample, the transmission in the pass bands approaches 0.9 while that in the band gap reaches 0.1. More importantly, the maximum differential transmission as high as 0.1/nm is achieved. In addition, it is found that the number of stacking layers does not increase linearly with concentration of PS spheres in a solution, and a gradual saturation occurs when the concentration of PS spheres exceeds 1.5 wt.%. The uniformity of the fabricated samples is examined by transmission measurements on areas with different sizes. Finally, the tolerance of the fabricated samples to baking was studied.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10974060 and 10774050 )the Program for Innovative Research Team of the Higher Education of Guangdong Province of China (Grant No. 06CXTD005)
文摘This paper demonstrates the realization of an optical switch by optically manipulating a large number of polystyrene spheres contained in a capillary. The strong scattering force exerted on polystyrene spheres with a large diameter of 4.3 μm is employed to realize the switching operation. A transparent window is opened for the signal light when the polystyrene spheres originally located at the beam centre are driven out of the beam region by the strong scattering force induced by the control light. The switching dynamics under different incident powers is investigated and compared with that observed in the optical switch based on the formation of optical matter. It is found that a large extinction ratio of - 30 dB and fast switching-on and switching-off times can be achieved in this type of switch.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61605225,11547035,11505100,11575071,11604147,and91321101)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(Grant No.16ZR1448400)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.ZR2015AQ007)the Strategic Priority Research Program(Grant No.XDB01010200)the Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.Y321311401)
文摘To promote the future quantum information technologies, we demonstrate an electrically driven optical switch based on quantum interference in a hybrid opto-electromechanical system, which consists of an opto-mechanical cavity and an external electric circuit. The key element of our scheme is a moveable mirror of cavity as a charged mechanical oscillator capacitively coupled to a fixed charged plate in a variable capacitor. By adjusting the voltage of the capacitor, the displacement of the moveable mirror is modulated, then the cavity field can be electrically turned on or off due to the detuning of the cavity. Based on the cavity induced transparency, the transparency window can be electrically switched on or off by turning on or off the cavity field. Therefore, the susceptibility of the medium in the cavity can be electrically controlled, i.e., the scheme of the electrically controlled absorption switching can be demonstrated. This electrically driven optical switch will excite a development trend and implementation prospect towards the integration and miniaturization of quantum module device in a chip.
文摘In this paper, we propose a new design of all fiber optical switches by using a high finesse ring resonator (RR) side coupled Mach-Zehnder interferometer. We will show that by compensating the total loss in the RR the switching power can be decreased greatly and by loss, compensating the bistability effect in RR can be cancelled and the switching performance can be improved. In addition, we will show that by using Erbium doped fiber for fabricating the RR we can obtain switching power threshold in mW range.
文摘The dynamic response of molecular orientation, and the temperature and pulse shape dependences of the switching behavior in ferroelectric liquid crystal are described. The switching speed and the surface energy of ferroelectric liquid crystal are given.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(60677004)National"863"Program Project(2007AA01Z260)+1 种基金Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education(107011)Teaching and Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,State Education Ministry
文摘Optimized are the label extinction ratio and dispersion compensation of an optical label switching transmission system,which employs 40-Gb/s return to zero differential phase shift keying(RZ-DPSK)payload labeled with 622-Mb/s amplitude shift keying(ASK)control data.In our scheme,the receiver sensitivities of payload and label achieves-27.8dBm and-33.5dBm,respectively.After transmitted over 40km,60km and 80km single mode fiber(SMF)(with dispersion compensation)respectively,the payload can be recovered with no power penalty,while the label can be recovered with less than 2dB penalty.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(U22A2018,62071042)。
文摘Optical switch matrices are critical components in data centers,telecommunications,and advanced computing systems,facilitating dynamic and flexible routing of optical signals to support the increasing demands of data transmission.As data traffic escalates exponentially,scalability of these matrices becomes paramount.However,the constrained physical space necessitates high integration density,which poses significant challenges related to switching element size and thermal crosstalk,particularly in thermally driven optical switch matrices.In this paper,we propose a scalable optical switch matrix employing ultra-compact thermally tunable micro-disk resonators(MDRs).At each waveguide crossing,dual MDRs are strategically placed to support multiple direction routings,thereby enabling rearrangeable non-blocking connectivity and increasing input/output(I/O)port density.To mitigate thermal crosstalk between adjacent MDRs,specifically engineered routing waveguides are integrated into the matrix.A proof-of-concept silicon photonic 1×8×2λswitch chip is fabricated and evaluated.With the use of the chip,an optical data transmission is experimentally demonstrated.The proposed switch matrix exhibits strong scalability and significantly reduced thermal crosstalk,showcasing its potential for future optical interconnection networks.
基金The authors are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52373246)the Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Provinces(No.20210302123128)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFA1404201)for financial support.
文摘Inorganic perovskitenanostructures have attracted considerable attention for their tunable band gaps and excellent optoelectronic properties.It is inevitable that phase segregation of halide perovskite usually occurs in mixed-halide perovskites under a focused laser llumination,which caused by photo-induced halide-ion segregation.Here,we reported an uniform perovskite alloy nanowires via a chemical vapor deposition(CvD)method.Microstructural characterization reveals that these perovskite nanowires have independent linear morphology_with high-quality crystalline.Micro-photoluminescence(PL)spectra exhibit that these nanowire structures show a dual-wavelength emissions at 690 and 570 nm,respectively.Additionally,time-dependent PL intensity of the emission peak at 690 nm increased by the decrease of the emission peak at 570 nm under a focused laser llumination,indicating the formation of phase segregation at the excited positions.Moreover,based on these as-grown halide perovskite CsPbBr2.52lo.48 nanowires,a reasonably optical switch is designed and constructed.This optical switch may have potential applications in timed blasting system and time-delay circuit in the future.
基金Max-Planck-GesellschaftH2020 European Research Council(756966)The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Shenzhen(UDF01003527)。
文摘With the rapid development of the Internet of Things and big data,integrated optical switches are gaining prominence for applications in on-chip optical computing,optical memories,and optical communications.Here,we propose a novel approach for on-chip optical switches by utilizing the nonlinear optical Kerr effect induced spontaneous symmetry breaking(SSB),which leads to two distinct states of counterpropagating light in ring resonators.This technique is based on our first experimental observation of on-chip symmetry breaking in a high-Q(9.4×10~6)silicon nitride resonator with a measured SSB threshold power of approximately 3.9 mW.We further explore the influence of varying pump powers and frequency detunings on the performance of SSB-induced optical switches.Our work provides insights into the development of new types of photonic data processing devices and provides an innovative approach for the future implementation of on-chip optical memories.
基金supported by Fund of State Key Laboratory of IPOC(BUPT)(No.IPOC2021ZT16),China.
文摘The integrated optical true time delay phased array antenna system has the advantages of high bandwidth,small size,low loss and strong antiinterference capability,etc.The high integration of the optically controlled phased array antenna system is a necessary trend for the future development of the phased array,and it is also a major focus and difficulty in the current research of integrated microwave photonics.This paper firstly introduces the basic principle and development history of optical true time delay phased array antenna system based on microwave photonics,and briefly introduces the main implementation methods and integration platform of optical true time delay.Then,the application and development prospect of optical true time delay technology in beam control of phased array antenna system are mainly presented.Finally,according to the current research progress,the possible research directions of integrated optically controlled phased array antenna systems in the future are proposed.
文摘Optical switches are desired in telecom and datacom as an upgrade to electrical ones for lower power consumption and expenses while improving bandwidth and network transparency.Compact,integrated optical switches are attractive thanks to their scalability,readiness for mass production,and robustness against mechanical disturbances.The basic unit relies mostly on a microring resonator or a MachZehnder interferometer for binary“bar”and“cross”switching.Such single-mode structures are often wavelength/polarization dependent,sensitive to phase errors and loss-prone.Furthermore,when they are cascaded to a network,the number of control units grows quickly with the port count,causing high complexity in electronic wiring and drive circuit integration.Herein,we propose a new switching method by thermo-optic waveguide lens.Essentially,this multimode waveguide forms a square law medium by a pair of heater electrodes and focuses light within a chip by robust 1×1 imaging.A 1×24 basic switch is demonstrated with 32 electrodes and only two are biased at a time for a chosen output.By two-level cascading,the switch expands to 576 ports and only four electrodes are needed for one path.The chips are fabricated on wafer scale in a low-budget laboratory without resorting to foundries.Yet,the performance goes beyond state of the art for low insertion loss,low wavelength dependence and low polarization dependence.This work provides an original,alternative,and practical route to construct large-scale optical switches,enabling broad applications in telecom,datacom and photonic computing.
基金supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Project of China(No.2018YFB2201901)in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61805090).
文摘Applications of optical switches,such as signal routing and data-intensive computing,are critical in optical interconnects and optical computing.Integrated optical switches enabled by two-dimensional(2D)materials and beyond,such as graphene and black phosphorus,have demonstrated many advantages in terms of speed and energy consumption compared to their conventional silicon-based counterparts.Here we review the state-of-the-art of optical switches enabled by 2D materials and beyond and organize them into several tables.The performance tables and future projections show the frontiers of optical switches fabricated from 2D materials and beyond,providing researchers with an overview of this field and enabling them to identify existing challenges and predict promising research directions.
